CTV News: 'Game-changer': Burrard Bridge bike lane turns 10

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When the City of Vancouver announced that it would be removing a vehicle lane to install a protected bike lane on the Burrard Bridge, critics and drivers alike predicted traffic mayhem and conflict. But 10 years later, things haven't quite turned out that way.

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